Tjeldstø 27 February 2012 - More signs of spring

Very dull with light southerly winds. Whooper Swans sangsvane Early Toad - a 400mm telephoto lens isn't really the best choice for this...

Hjelme West 26 February 2012

Calm and sunny. An hour or so spent looking out over the sea produced most of the usual suspects. Typically for the time of year Long-tailed...

Skogsøy 25 February 2012

Light northerly and clear skies (after a while at least) Highlight was the first White-billed Diver gulnebblom of the year - heading north a...

Tjeldstø 24 February 2012

Strong westerly, overcast with showers but quite mild A massive Peregrine vandrefalk flying over the garden was the best sighting. On the se...

Skogsøy 23 February 2012 - First spring migrants!

Light westerly winds, light rain / drizzle for much of the morning.  Geosund performing survey work off Kollsnes today For bird photos from ...

Herdlevær 22 February 2012

Strong south westerly winds and very dull  Hooded Crow kråke feeding in an area where the heather has recently been burnt  Otter chomping on...

Øygarden 21 February 2012 - Spring?

Glorious weather - clear and calm. With many birds singing or otherwise advetising territory, snowdrops in flower and bulbs beginning to sho...

Skogsøy 19 February 2012

Strong northerly gale and snow showers. Hardly pleasant conditions but an hours seawatching was well worth the walk - with a decent movement...

Tjeldstø 18 February 2012 - GC Grebe!

Calm and blissfully cool compared to Rio and decidely easier to go birding...  Record shots of the first Great-crested Grebe toppdykker fo...

12-16 February - Copacabana blues

An impromtu trip to Rio de Janeiro proved somewhat frustrating.....  Frigate bird, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro Tyrant A work trip gave extrem...

Øygarden 10 February 2012

Southerly winds continue as does the very slow thaw. At Toftøy at least one Nuthatch spettmeis was another new Øygarden species for 2012. M...

Øygarden 09 February 2012

Southerly gale with periods of snow / sleet. Apalling conditions for the short time I managed to get outside for today. At Breivik a small f...

Dåvøy 08 February 2012 - Slav grebes

Overcast with cold southerly winds. The thaw continues but very slowly with temperatures hovering just above freezing. Heavily cropped recor...

Skogsøy 06 February 2012 - Little Grebe and more

Best weather for ages - milder conditions set a big thaw off during the night. Overcast with light southerly winds. A roadside Water Rail va...

Tjeldstø 05 February - Jack Snipes

Southerly gales with driving snow at times. With most freshwater frozen and ocvered with snow I checked a few of the likely spots for waders...

Øygarden 04 February 2012

Very cold due to strong southerly and temperatures below freezing.    Above and below: third winter / 4cy Iceland Gull grønlandsmåke Second ...

Tjeldstø 03 February 2012 - Iceland Gull

Southerly and overcast. Confined to barracks all day again. Got out very briefly as the light went - and found the second winter / 3cy Icela...

Øygarden 02 February 2012

Bitingly cold southerly, overcast with light snow.  Still plenty of Otters to see Started at Hjelme Vest where seaduck numbers remain very l...

Tjeldstø 01 Febraury 2012 - Strange gulls....

Light southerly and sunny Didn't get out for anything other than a trip "to the shop" today. However, as I had spotted an inte...